Who knew about this? I didn't!
Ancient Roman Objects
- Thread starter Pacifica
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I didn't know that. I also didn't realise they were still spelling ides with an e.
Wouldn't the pileus mean liberation from slavery?
Wouldn't the pileus mean liberation from slavery?
Yes.
I was wondering why he didn't say that in the tweet.
Interestingly it is also one of the only specific coin designs (that I know of) that's also attested in a written work of history:
"In addition to these activities Brutus stamped upon the coins which were being minted his own likeness and a cap and two daggers, indicating by this and by the inscription that he and Cassius had liberated the fatherland." (Cassius Dio 47.25)
"In addition to these activities Brutus stamped upon the coins which were being minted his own likeness and a cap and two daggers, indicating by this and by the inscription that he and Cassius had liberated the fatherland." (Cassius Dio 47.25)
Regarding the spelling EID. (= EIDIBUS, not EDIBUS as the post says), I think there is some evidence that spelling was more conservative in the late Republican period than our manuscripts and editions would indicate (e.g. Quintilian's statement about the use of geminate s in Cicero's time (caussa, cassus, divissiones) which is completely unattested in our manuscripts). Even beyond that, inscriptions and coins tended to conserve archaic spellings more than other texts, and EI for long I is pretty common in inscriptions.
Here's an interesting coin from the Augustan age commemorating an old treaty with Gabii (foedus p.r. qum Gabinis), where "cum" is spelled "qum". Though, as a professor of a friend of mine pointed out, this is less likely to indicate a genuine spelling and more a deliberate attempt at archaism, like saying "ye olde treatie" in English.
Here's an interesting coin from the Augustan age commemorating an old treaty with Gabii (foedus p.r. qum Gabinis), where "cum" is spelled "qum". Though, as a professor of a friend of mine pointed out, this is less likely to indicate a genuine spelling and more a deliberate attempt at archaism, like saying "ye olde treatie" in English.
I came across the following and wanted to share it too. I considered creating a new thread but then I thought I might as well turn this one into a more general thread. I've changed the title from "Ides of March Coin" to "Ancient Roman Objects".
Here's a gold version of the Ides of March coin, with both faces shown.
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I love these old combs.
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